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\n \n\n \n8 January 2019
\n \n \n \nA growing number of genomic studies have generated important discoveries regarding human health and behaviour, but new research from the University of Oxford suggests that scientific advancement is limited by a lack of diversity.
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\n \n\n \n8 January 2019
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\n \n\n \n21 December 2018
\n \n \n \nResearchers recommend greater action to promote best practice as a new study reveals a rise in prescriptions of opioids for treating chronic pain rise between 1998 and 2018.
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\n \n\n \n20 December 2018
\n \n \n \nAssociate Professor Liz Tunbridge (Department of Psychiatry) and artist Eleanor Minney have collaborated to create an exciting display of works in textiles, drawing, clay and handwriting.
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\n \n\n \n18 December 2018
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the Department of Paediatrics have found that gently stroking a baby seems to reduce activity in the infant brain associated with painful experiences.
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\n \n\n \n17 December 2018
\n \n \n \nIn a new Oxford Sparks animation 'Bacteria Safari: The Forest on your Fingernail', Professor Kevin Foster (Department of Biochemistry and Department of Zoology) explores how studying tiny organisms can shed light on much bigger animals and plants.
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\n \n\n \n12 December 2018
\n \n \n \nIn a guest blog, Dr Jeremy Howick from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences discusses a new review of data from 250,726 trial participants which found that 1 in 20 people who took placebos in trials dropped out because of serious adverse events (side effects).
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\n \n\n \n11 December 2018
\n \n \n \nThe Lancet has published the results of the Procedural Pain in Premature Infants (Poppi) study, which was run by the Paediatric Neuroimaging Group and co-ordinated by the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (Clinical Trials Unit).
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\n \n\n \n11 December 2018
\n \n \n \nThree Oxford University undergraduate medical students taking part in a research placement scheme in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences presented their work this month at a national showcase of primary care research.
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\n \n\n \n10 December 2018
\n \n \n \nEarlier this month, Department of Experimental Psychology\u2019s Amy Orben talked to Santa as he comes to terms with the digital world. In Santa\u2019s WWW (Wired Winter Wonderland), where the elves are glued to their screens, Mrs. Claus\u2019s cooking inspires emojis and Rudolf is trolling Comet, Amy offers some useful advice.
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\n \n\n \n10 December 2018
\n \n \n \nThe new suite is a joint venture between Oxford Simulation, Training and Research (OxSTaR), which is part of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, and the Horton Education Centre.
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\n \n\n \n4 December 2018
\n \n \n \nResearchers at the University of Oxford receive national award for public engagement work about animal research.
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\n \n\n \n4 December 2018
\n \n \n \nThe UK\u2019s first dedicated Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (VMIC), announced by Business Secretary Greg Clark MP, represents a major commercial opportunity and also a new front line in the nation\u2019s defence against global pandemic threats.
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\n \n\n \n4 December 2018
\n \n \n \nA study to be published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on World AIDS Day shows the extraordinary global genetic diversity of HIV and highlights just how big the challenge is to develop a vaccine to combat the global spread of HIV.
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\n \n\n \n4 December 2018
\n \n \n \nA drug originally developed for prostate cancer may have exciting potential for treating Parkinson\u2019s.
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\n \n\n \n23 November 2018
\n \n \n \nPatients in the UK who have survived critical illnesses requiring care in an intensive care unit (ICU) frequently report symptoms of anxiety, PTSD and/or depression, according to a study published in open access journal Critical Care. Those reporting symptoms of depression after critical illness appear to be at a greater risk of death.
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\n \n\n \n23 November 2018
\n \n \n \nScientists have equipped a virus that kills carcinoma cells with a protein so it can also target and kill adjacent cells that are tricked into shielding the cancer from the immune system.
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\n \n\n \n23 November 2018
\n \n \n \nMachine learning can help healthcare workers predict whether patients may require emergency hospital admission, new study has shown.
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\n \n\n \n22 November 2018
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\n \n\n \n16 November 2018
\n \n \n \nNew analysis of the structure and function of the naturally-occurring antimicrobial agent tunicamycin has revealed ways to produce new, safe antibiotics for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other disease-causing bacteria.
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